Irish upset No. 18 Kentucky

Jack Cooley and Jerian Grant each had 13 points for the Fighting Irish (7-1), who opened an 11-point lead by halftime.

Notre Dame outplayed Kentucky (4-2) inside during the first half and held the Wildcats to a season-low 40 percent shooting for the game. Students rushed the floor after the Irish wrapped up their second win over the Wildcats in the past 13 meetings.

Julius Mays led Kentucky with 16 points and Nerlens Noel had 10.

NO. 7 FLORIDA 82, MARQUETTE 49

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Michael Frazier II scored 17 points, one of six Florida players in double figures, and the seventh-ranked Gators routed Marquette in the SEC-Big East Challenge.

The Gators (6-0) stayed unbeaten without much help from Kenny Boynton. The team’s leading scorer missed his first six shots and was scoreless until hitting a jumper with 16:34 remaining.

Vander Blue led Marquette (5-2) with 20 points, the team’s only player in double figures.

NO. 12 GONZAGA 104, LEWIS-CLARK STATE 57

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Redshirt freshman Kyle Dranginis scored a season high 30 points, and five other Gonzaga players scored in double figures as the 12th-ranked Bulldogs coasted to a victory over Lewis-Clark State College.

Przemek Karnowski scored 16 points, Sam Dower and David Stockton had 13 each and Kelly Olynk added 11 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double for Gonzaga (7-0). Drew Barnham, a junior transfer from Memphis, had 11 points for his first double-figure game with the Bulldogs.

P.J. Bolte scored 10 points to lead Lewis-Clark State, an NAIA school from Lewiston, Idaho.

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